Scarf-pin or similar article.



No. 896,941. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

' A. W. ROTHSGHILD.

SCARF PIN OR SIMILAR ARTICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR,18,1908.

THE NORRIS FFTERS cm, WASHINGTON, u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER W. ROTHSOHILD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ROTHSGHILD,BROS, & (10., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A FIRM.

SCARF-PIN' OR SIMILAR ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER W. Rorns- CHILD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York city, Manhattan, county and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Scarf-Pins or SimilarArticles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a scarf pin or similar article provided with asetting or ornamentation, and with a removable head. Thus, by combiningheads of different configuration or ornamentation with one and the samepin, a large variety of pleasing effects may be obtained in a simple andeco nomical manner.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front view of my improvedscarf pin; Fig. 2 a detail rear View thereof; Fig. 3 a similar view ofthe head detached; Fig. 4 a similar view of the bar, and Fig. 5 asection on line 5-5, Fig. 2.

The shank 10 of the pin is bent forwardly at its upper end and herecarries a bar 11, that projects above and below such end. At its top,bar 1 1 terminates in a spring-hook 12, while at its bottom it carries asuitable ornament or setting 13.

The head 14 of the pin, shaped or embellished in suitable manner, isadapted to be removably secured to shank 10, so that one and the sameornament 13 may be worn in conjunction with diiferent heads. The meansfor removably securing the head to the pin-shank consists of a box orhousing 15 which is attached to back of head 14, and is adapted toaccommodate bar 11. The box is provided with a lower upright slot 16,which, when the bar 11 is slipped into the box, accommodates the top ofshank 10. At its top, box 15 is open and incloses a keeper 17 adapted tobe engaged by hook 12.

In order to attach a head to a pin-shank, bar 11 is slipped into box 15until hook 12 engages keeper 1.7. The correlation of the parts is such,that when head 14 becomes thus locked to bar 11, the ornament 13 on thelatter will be located directly beneath the head, so as to produce aharmonious conjoint effect. To remove the head, hook 12 is sprungbackward to release keep er 17 and permit bar 11 to be drawn out of box15.

It will be seen that by the construction described, two separate anddistinct embellishments may be readily assembled in the same pin, sothat by using a single pin with any one of a number of different heads,a large number of pleasing effects may be obtained.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a shank, a barsecured thereto, an ornament carried by the bar, a head, and a boxsecured to the head and adapted to receive the bar, substantially asspecified.

2. In a device of the character described, a shank, a bar securedthereto, a hook and an ornament on the bar, combined with a head, aslotted box secured thereto and adapted to be engaged by the bar, and akeeper adapted to be engaged by the hook, substantially as specified.

Signed by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) N. Y., this 17th day ofMarch, 1908.

ALEXANDER W. ROTHSCHILD.

